Hi All,

I live on the opposite side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge from a famous Maryland guitar manufacturer (I have a couple of their guitars in my collection).  I have been wanting to acquire a DC Junior-style guitar, but going Custom Shop for a Junior is kind of like putting an elevator in a outhouse.  Please do not get my wrong, I own an R7.  It is one my most prized possessions, but a Junior has always been a working man's rock machine.  When a Junior is pulled out during a gig or a jam, one knows that that guitarist came to rock.   I stumbled on to the SB55DC/v in my search for a DC Junior (the non-Custom Shop business unit only produces the SC Junior).  It is every bit as nice as what is being built by the Custom Shop, but at the price point at which DC Juniors originally sold when adjusted for inflation.

As an aside, I am also looking at acquiring a Romeo LA.  One of my favorite instrumental guitarists is Johnny A. If the name does not ring a bell, search on "Johnny A Witchita Lineman" on YouTube.  While Johnny's signature guitar is carved solid wood and has humbuckers,  I was astounded by how much of that vibe the Romeo LA cops.

I used to own one of these and foolishly sold it  ....they are great guitars and if you have one you would consider selling, please send me an email or private message.
Thanks in advance.

I was just at my local Eastman dealer here in Memphis.
Martin Music on Poplar ave.
They just got a shipment of 35 Eastman instruments, guitars and mandolins!!
It may take a few days to get all the photos on to their website but I do know there were several OM models in the shipment.
I think it’s mostly the E series.
I am just a customer there and am hopeing that the E20ss they have in one of the boxes can go gone with me!
Robert

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I’m amazed at how stunning the antique varnish finish looks, however, in all the pictures I’ve seen, it appears to be very red.  So while I think it’s beautiful, it may be a bit too loud and red for my tastes.  Does anyone think this finish might mellow out over time, maybe turn a little more brown as the spruce ages?

I’ve been considering purchase of an E10 oo guitar and ran across a few of these LTD guitars.  They both have 00 bodies with solid wood spruce tops and mahogany or sapele sides, so what are the differences? The LTD say they only made 250, but I’ve seen several for sale.

As I understand it Eastman is having difficulty sourcing Sitka spruce, and for this reason the Traditional line E6 & E8 models are only being offered with torrefied European spruce tops.

For those of you who are plugged in and "in the know," is their any word on when non-torrefied Sitka spruce Traditional E6 & E8 models might return?

I'm curious if anyone has played one of these, specifically the studio with the cutaway.  I've been rather interested lately in a dread with a cutaway, and I'm curious if anyone has played one.

Hi there

Anyone knows why Eastman wouldn‘t do a long scale OM body size within the E-series? Just wondering.

Cheers from Switzerland
Mitch

Been searching for a long time for this Eastman 12-fret, and finally managed to find one, I’m really pleased with it, action was a bit high initially, as the previous owner never had it set up from new, so I got a local dependable guitar tech to do just that, it now plays much easier,the tone and volume that this guitar puts out is way beyond its body size, I can even notice it opening out further by the day almost, I just can’t put this one down.

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Just curious, 12 frets are intriguing to me and I'm wondering what you've tried (any brand) and what you thought about them?